NEF conducted a review of the most up-to-date evidence and found building five actions into your daily lives is important for the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and organisations. The Mental Health Foundation has collated these activities on their website.

You can introduce any of these actions into your life, any time, and you will begin to feel the benefits. Whakatōkia ngā rautaki māmā nei ki tō ao kia rongo ai koe i ngā painga.

Making complaints about mental health services

The Commission has published a guide to help people make a complaint about a service or treatment received for a mental health issue. It explains what to do if people are not happy with how they have been treated because of their mental illness. It outlines complaints services available, the type of complaints they handle and how to contact them. Read the guide here.

Mental health in the workplace

Recent research suggests one in five New Zealanders will experience some form of mental illness this year alone, but in contrast, Equal Employment Commissioner, Dr Jackie Blue says the workplace is often not accommodating this disability well. Read more here.